Next, the submissions received by the Journal de Ciencias Sociales that were approved and are awaiting number assignment.

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The work of Professor Takashi Inoguchi: a pioneer in studies of quality of life and international relations in Asia
Graciela Tonon
Francisco Lavolpe
Special essay
Abstract: This article compiles the main works of Prof. Takashi Inoguchi, especially those focused on cultural, politics and human dimensions of Asian societies. It seeks to review and value the theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions of his scientific work to approach and understand the Asian world. Inoguchi’s books develop the nature of Asian societies in comparison to the rest of the world, under the focus of quality of life. Likewise, he explores new approaches to the international relations based on the enormous empirical evidence of the signing of multilateral treaties and the result of what he calls a global quasi-legislative policy. In addition, these books include his knowledge on quality of life for the different nuances of Asian society. In most of these books, authors use Asian Barometer Survey, a powerful and versatile source of data on Asian societies.
Keywords: Takashi Inoguchi; quality of life; international relations; Asian Barometer.
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Dilemmas of writing at the university
Daniel Del Percio
Essay
Abstract: Students, both undergraduate and graduate, must navigate complex situations while developing their academic work, ranging from a simple presentation to the outcomes of a research project (even a doctoral dissertation), under the pressure of being both rigorous and creative. The inherent rigor of academic writing demands adherence to specific steps, and it is evident that the act of putting a theoretical reflection or research findings into text is often the most challenging stage, especially for novice students in Social Sciences. The aim of this essay is to explore this issue (which has received little attention, to be sure) to provide basic tools so that each author can find the most effective path to producing their own text. The discussion will highlight the importance of writing in the construction of knowledge, the use of rhetoric, proper argumentation, and clear writing. Additionally, emphasis will be placed on the organization of the academic text and its absolutely crucial value. Beyond the pursuit of objectivity, the essay will underscore the personal aspects of the researcher and the process of writing itself.
Keywords: investigation methodology; rhetoric; knowledge construction; argumentation.
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Logics of power and domination: revisions of social control
Alejandro Klein
Essay
Abstract: The objective of this essay is to try to better understand what are the ways in which the processes of power, domination and control are presented at a social level from the 17th century onwards, within what is considered “modernity”. In this way, we seek to contribute to the theoretical development of this area of studies by trying to make visible and explain some of its key elements, debating with some authors who contribute to cementing or discussing ideological aspects related to them. The essay suggests that an approach to the devices of domination makes it necessary to clarify questions that become decisive: What are the reasons why the figure of authority and the established inequalities are accepted? What are the ways in which power is presented persuasively or coercively? What are the possible subjective configurations of a subordinate and to what extent does the dominated become ominously complicit in his or her domination? This work, without being able to emphatically answer these questions, seeks to bring closer analytical elements in this regard. Correlatively, we try to investigate whether domination processes always arise from a hierarchical society, where a group maintains various privileges, or if domination itself is inherent to the same social structure. Finally, a reflection is introduced on some current control strategies, indicating a worrying increase in what is instituted in favor of what is instituting.
Keywords: domination; psychism; machinic control; bodily disciplining.
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Essay on collective memory as a social motivation for dark tourism in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukraine
Lucia Bigolin
Essay
Abstract: Dark tourism is a branch of tourism that is dedicated to visiting places associated with death and tragedy. Collective memory acquires meaning in specific areas, marking identities in specific environments, thus becoming an integral part of cultural heritage. Its relevance is especially manifested in the transformation of areas previously marked by catastrophes into tourist destinations. To this end, this essay aims to investigate the dark tourism that takes place in the exclusion zone, located in Ukraine. A point that managed to attract more than 100,000 tourists during 2019, exceeding five times the number of tourists who visited this point in previous years. Through this project, we will seek to understand this growth from the perspective of the collective memory and motivation of the people who choose that destination as a demand for planned tourism.At the same time, the objective is to establish how dark tourism promotes the development of collective memory and the conservation and dissemination of cultural heritage. Analyzing its tourist system, its infrastructure, structure and superstructure as well as its attractions, equipment and facilities. The expected results of this work will contribute to a comprehensive vision of dark tourism and it is expected to achieve a general understanding of the phenomenon of dark tourism and its development in the last decade from 2013 to 2023.
Keywords: dark tourism; heritage; collective memory; Chernobyl.
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Approaches to Community Urban Agroecology: Opportunities to Sow Debates and Cultivate Sustainability Agendas
Jaime del Río
Student Contribution: Postgraduate
Abstract: The industrial model of food production has led to various environmental issues, which have deepened in recent years and are currently the subject of debate. The increase in crop yields required the massive use of scarce and high-value inputs and was unable to achieve the goal of ending world hunger. This highlights that the food crisis is more related to a crisis of equity. In this context, activities aimed at discussing this production hegemony are being developed in cities, proposing, through action, an alternative for producing food sustainably by adopting the agroecology approach. These urban experiences are often organized communally in agroecological gardens that aim to establish a physical and intellectual space for interaction within the community. They aspire to cultural exchange and productive and social transformation by strengthening the participants, fostering greater autonomy in decision-making around food issues. Considering that urban centers are the main reflection of the trends of our time, these experiences have great potential to promote changes in their environment. Urban and community agroecology aims to initiate debates that set environmental sustainability agendas.
Keywords: urban agroecology; sustainability; food; environment.
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UNESCO Story Circles for developing intercultural competences in higher education students within a heterogeneous society context
Carolina Giménez Milán
Contribution to the Social Panorama section
Resumen: Story Circles were designed by Dr. Darla Deardorf (2020) together with UNESCO as a practical intercultural tool for developing and practicing intercultural competences that can be used with different groups of people in many settings around the world. Story Circles help participants develop intercultural competences such as listening for understanding, cultural curiosity, empathy and reflection about differences. They can be utilized in a variety of settings in order to improve human interactions across difference, whether within a society (differences due to age, gender, religion, socio-economic status, political affiliation, ethnicity, and so on) or across borders. Although some articles have been published on Story Circles with participants of different nationalities, in this study we use Story Circles to reflect on the differences between people within the same society and with the supposed “same culture”. In this research we used the Story Circles within students of an official Higher Education Institution dedicated to Spanish Letters. We organized three small groups of mostly Argentinean participants who completed a feedback questionnaire at the end of the experience. Seeing that Argentine society is profoundly heterogeneous in its beliefs, practices, rituals, and identifications, we tried to verify if the emotional connections that Story Circles usually produce among people involved in them are expressed in our participants’ feedback. The findings corroborate positive reviews by all participants, and the proposal of Story Circle methodology as a complementary training activity for intercultural competences was highly appreciated by all the participants.
Keywords: story circles; culture; aglobal competences; UNESCO.
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